GENUINE ANCIENT ROMAN BRONZE LEGIONARY EAGLE FIGURINE

Excellent condition. Widespread wings, symbolic for readiness to attacks. Can stand upright

Dimensions:

Weight - 24.31 Grams

Size - 4x5 cm

An aquila (Classical Latin: "eagle") was a prominent symbol used in ancient Rome, especially as the standard of a Roman legion. A legionary known as an aquilifer, the "eagle-bearer", carried this standard. Each legion carried one eagle.

Age: 200-300 AD

Provenance: Previously in the collection of an American gentleman based in London, formed prior to 2000.